Dr Judith McKay is a museum curator, historian and heritage consultant with wide experience in museums, exhibitions, research and writing. She is professionally trained in history, art history and museology, and has published on diverse aspects of Queensland cultural heritage, including art and architecture, war memorials and expositions. Judith McKay is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, a member of Museums Australia and the Queensland Women's Historical Association, and a former Queensland-Smithsonian Fellow.
Skills and Services Offered:
Historical research, writing and publishing
Museum and heritage consulting
Curating exhibitions and displays
Assessment of cultural heritage significance
Expert witness
Professional Interests:
Queensland cultural history
Museums and materials culture
Women's heritage
Qualifications:
1971 Bachelor of Arts Honours (Fine Arts and History), University
of Melbourne
1976 Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies, University of Sydney
1982 Master of Arts Honours (Fine Arts), University of Sydney
1996 Doctor of Philosophy (History), University of Queensland
Publications and experience:
Daphne Mayo: a tribute to her work for art in Queensland,
Kangaroo Point, Friends of Daphne Mayo, 1983
1983-86 Consultant for National Estate study of war memorials
in Queensland for the Returned Services League, Queensland Branch
Lest we forget: a study of war memorials in Queensland,
Brisbane, RSL Queensland Branch
A directory of Queensland architects to 1940, Donald Watson
and Judith McKay. St Lucia, UQ Library, 1984
Brisbane sculpture guide: a walk around public sculpture in
the city, Brisbane, Queensland Society of Sculptors, 1988
Ellis Rowan: A flower-hunter in Queensland, 1990
Harold Parker: sculptor, Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery,
1993
Queensland architects of the 19th century: A biographical dictionary,
Donald Watson and Judith McKay. Queensland Museum, 1994
Brilliant careers: women collectors and illustrators in Queensland,
Brisbane, Queensland Museum, 1997
‘A good show’: Colonial Queensland at international
exhibitions, Brisbane, Queensland Museum, 1998 Cultural Heritage
series vol. 1, part 2, April 1998
A good plain cook: an edible history of Queensland, (with
Susan Addison) Brisbane, Boolarong Publications, 1985; 2nd edition,
Queensland Museum, 1999
Showing off: Queensland at world expositions 1862 to 1988,
Brisbane, Central Queensland University Press and Queensland Museum,
2004
Surveying Queensland 1839-1945: a pictorial history, (with
Bill Kitson) Brisbane, Department of Natural Resources, Mines
and Water and Queensland Museum, 2006
Address: Judith McKay
Queensland Museum
PO Box 3300
South Brisbane Qld 4101
Phone: 07 3840 7685
Fax: 07 3846 1918
E-mail: judith.mckay@qm.qld.gov.au
Last updated 5 Aug 2006
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